Digital writing tools such as blogs, wikis, digital stories, and social networks can contribute to what you are already doing as you teach students how to read, write, and research argumentative and informational texts. In this session, we will explore how you can invite students to develop topics, search effectively for resources, and create both traditional academic essays with digital writing tools as well as multimedia compositions such as slideshows and digital stories. Aimed at middle school and high school English and social studies teachers, this workshop will help you engage students in the research process with web-based tools that appeal to a digital generation.
Play time -- your goal in the next 45 minutes is to play with one of the tools we have explored today and add something to your profile page on the wiki demonstrating what you have learned and how you can use it in your classroom.
Writing in the Digital Age: Argument and Information
Troy Hicks
December 14, 2010, 8:30 - 3:00
Digital writing tools such as blogs, wikis, digital stories, and social networks can contribute to what you are already doing as you teach students how to read, write, and research argumentative and informational texts. In this session, we will explore how you can invite students to develop topics, search effectively for resources, and create both traditional academic essays with digital writing tools as well as multimedia compositions such as slideshows and digital stories. Aimed at middle school and high school English and social studies teachers, this workshop will help you engage students in the research process with web-based tools that appeal to a digital generation.